Transom and skylight lifter



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P. A. REIHER.

TRANSOM AND 'SKYLIGHT LIFTER. No. 259,425. Patented June 13, 1882..

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TRANSOM AND SKYLIGHT LIFTER.

No. 259,425; Patented June 13, 18 82.

NITED STATES TRANSOM AND SKYLIGHT LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,425, dated June 13, 1882.

Application filed May 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK A. BEIHER, of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Transom and Skylight Lifters and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description thereof, that will enable others to understand and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This is an improvement on Letters Patent No. 226,353, issued to me April 6, 1879. v This invention relates to that class of appliances or devices that are employed in connection with various arrangements for ventilating apartments, and'is particularly adapted to operate transoms,the side windows in the top of railway-cars, and skylights in buildings; and it consists in certain novel features in the construction, arrangement, and operation, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth in detail, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 shows the device applied to a transom. Fig. 2 shows the device attached to a skylight. Fig. 3 shows the application of the device to the side windows in the raised portion of a car-roof. Fig. at is a perspective of the slide or block. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the locking-catch. Fig. 6 is a top and end view, partially in section, of the parts shown in Figs. 4 and 5, with the addition of the locking-bar, the spring being removed. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the locking-bar, and Fig.8 shows a sleeve adjustment forming a part of my improvement.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a transom provided with the bracket-arm A, connecting with one end of the rod A the opposite end of this rod being connected to the perforated projection a, forming an integral part of the adjustable slide or block B, which slides up and down on the square looking or guide bar B permanently secured to the framework or casing by means of the bracket A The looking-bar B passes through the square apertures a in the slide-block B, and is provided on the inner side with the series of notches a. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 7 of the drawings.) The slide-block B is also provided with the round apertures a for the reception of the short rod A a detached view of which is given in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The pin a inserted in this rod,forms alocking-catch, and is adapted to engage with the notches a in the locking-bar B, and securely holds the slide B at anypoint it may be adjusted to. The lower end of the rod A fits into theinner perforated end of the handle 0, and is rigidly secured therein these parts rotating together. The lower part of the perforation in the inner end of the handle 0 is threaded, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, for the purpose of receiving acorrespondinglythreaded end of a long rod, should it be desirable or necessary at any time to operate the appliance in this manner. In this device the usual operating-handle or long rod is dispensed with as one of the essential features or elements. The projecting end of the handleG is provided with the elongated slot 1) for the passage of an operating-cord,or for the insertion of a temporary handle or rod for the purpose of operating the device. The appliance will in many cases be arranged so that the handle 0 can be conveniently grasped with the hand and turned outward from the locking-bar, this movement releasing the pin a from engagement with the notches in the bar B, and the sliding block B may then be moved up or down, as required, in opening or closing the transom or other part to which the device may be attached. The spring I), placed on the upper end of the rod A, serves to automatically throw the locking-pin a into engagement with the notches in the locking-bar the moment that the pressure is relaxed on the handle 0.

When the device is placed at any considerable height it may be operated by cords arranged as shown in'Fig. l of the drawings. The cord B passes over the sheave B and is secured to the perforated lug 1), formed integral with the slide B. The cord B passes up through the elongated opening in the handle 0, and is also attached to the lug b as shown. The attaching-point for the cord B- is 05 to one side from a vertical line passing through the elongated opening in the handle 0, so that the strain on the cord has the effect of rotating the handle outward, releasing the locking mechanism and at the same time drawing the an upward direction by pulling on the companion cord.

The bracket 0 is arranged on the lower part of the locking-bar, and is formed to embrace three sides of the same. Now, by setting this bracket at any desired point the travel of the slide or block B is confined t0 the space between this bracket and the bracketA, whereby the transom can be opened just so far and no farther.

The illustration in Fig. 2 of the drawings shows the device applied to a skylight, the bracket-arm A being attached to the skylight and the bracket A sccurin g the upper end of the locking-bar B, attached to the adjoining frame-work. An adjustable rod is here provided for connecting the device with the part to be opened for ventilation. This is for the purpose of confining these parts within a small compass, and also to allow the shortening or lengthening of this connecting-rod, so as to correspond to the distance between the upper and lower brackets on the locking-bar. By this arrangement the parts may be adjusted to allow the transom or other part to which the device may be applied to open just a certain distance. This adjustment I accomplish by means of the sleeve or tubular rod D, the lower end being provided with the hook d,which engages with the projection on the slide B,the opposite end receiving the rod A which slides into the same, as shown in Fig.8 of the drawiugs, these parts being adjustably secured in relation to each other by means of the thumbscrew d. It is obvious that this arrangement may also be used in connection with the device, no matter what it may be attached to, as may also the cord appliance.

Fig. 3 shows the arrangement when used in connection with a railway-car, and is attached to one of the side windows in the raised part of the roof, the locking-bar lying in ahorizontal plane, the window Dhinged at one end and opening outward in the manner shown in the drawings.

.This device may also be applied to and use in connection with doors in place of the locking-chain ordinarily used for the purpose of preventing the door from being opened beyond a certain point.

This appliance is adapted to be used in connection with transoms,no matter how they are hinged-top, bottom, end, or hung on centers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,-and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. In a transom or skylight lifter, as described, the adjustable slide or block B, hav ing the perforated lugs a and b formed integral therewith, and provided with the perforations a and a substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the slide B, of the locking-bar B, provided with the notches a, the rod A the spring I), the locking pin or catch a", and the handle G,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with a transom or other part to which the appliance may be attached, ot' the connecting-rod A the sleeve D, the slide B, and the locking-bar B, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the slide B, of the locking-bar B, the cords B B, the sheave or pulley B, the handle 0, the rod A, the locking-pin a and the spring I), substantially as set forth.

FRANK A. REIHER.

\Vitnesses:

UHAs. F. JONES, JAMES BECK. 

